The first 2011 Chevrolet Volt battery pack rolls off the assembly line!
The video above shows the very first Chevrolet Volt battery pack rolling down the assembly line! For all of the details on the pack, head on over to Autoblog.
Now I’m not totally sure, but I think the teaser above is a concept for GMC’s version of the Chevrolet Orlando. The Orlando is a new crossover that will seat 7 and be built on the new Delta platform that underpins cars like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Cruze. For more details…well you’ll just have to wait until our coverage of the Detroit Auto Show!
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The video above shows the Autoblog team using the 2011 Chevrolet Volt mobile phone app in person! It’s a pretty neat idea, just another way that the Volt will change the industry! Fast Company has a slightly more in depth look at the app so feel free to check that out too!
GM an OnStar unveil mobile apps for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt!
The two videos above show some apps that GM and OnStar have planned for the new uber-high tech, 2011 Chevrolet Volt! The first video shows how you will be able to use OnStar and your mobile phone to control things like the locks, remote starting, and even set charging times for your Volt! The second video shows you just what the Volt driving experience will be from the driver’s seat. It shows the information that will be displayed on not one, but two LCD video screens! For the official press release, head on over to Autoblog.
Wanna see video of the Chevy Volt hitting the track? Well now you can! Check out the video above and let us know what you think!
Ford and GM to battle it out in the hybrid wars with two different approaches
Most of the hybrid related news you will hear today focuses on two vehicles: the Toyota Prius and the Chevrolet Volt. The Volt is a series hybrid, a design in which the electric motor will do most if not all of the driving of the vehicle. This design offers the possibility of higher gas mileage, but also at a higher cost. Ford has decided to fight back with another approach. Ford will instead focus on battery-electric vehicles and more efficient parallel-hybrid electric vehicles. PHEV’s use both the gas engine and electric motor to propel the vehicle. Ford says that even though PHEV’s get lower gas mileage, they will be significantly less expensive to produce. The Volt will debut at the end of 2010, while Ford’s first PHEV isn’t expected until 2012 so it looks like only time will tell which design is more successful. For more details, head on over to Greentech Media.
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Wanna watch the Volt’s battery being tested? Now you can!!!
The Volt is probably GM’s most ambitious project ever. EVER. So saying that it needs to be launched without a hitch is an understatement. The video above shows just a small fraction of the testing the Volt battery pack has had to undergo before it is ready for the public at the end of 2010.
2011 Chevrolet Volt engine/generator will use Otto cycle, not Atkinson
According to a story on GM-Volt.com, the engine/generator on the 2011 Chevy Volt will operator on the more common Otto cycle, not the Atkinson cycle found in most hybrids. There is no known reason for this, but speculation has already begun…
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First there was the Chevrolet Volt theme song. How amazing! Well now we have video of the official Chevy Volt dance! Let us know what you think!
GM announced just recently that they are investing $336 million to re-tool its Detroit-Hamtramck plant to build the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. This investment is just part of the $700 million being invested in the state of Michigan to build the Volt and its state of the art battery packs. For more, including GM’s official press release, head on over to Autoblog.
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